That’s how to run a Python script in terminal or CMD. It’s a very straightforward process, but it’s extremely handy if you ever want to quickly carry out a bespoke task.

Atom. 1] PyCharm. PyCharm is a good Python IDE (Integrated Development Environment) program to open, edit, and run Python scripts. It comes with a navigation pane to open a PY file.

Python code is enclosed in the script tag with a type="py" attribute. Note that the code should be formatted according to Python’s conventions for indentation, or it won’t run properly.